Seasonal rhythms of menarche in the United States: Correlates to menarcheal age, birth age, and birth month

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 184-192

  Matchock, Robert L ^a   Susman, Elizabeth J ^b   Brown, Frederick M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MENARCHE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEASON; SPRING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; SUMMER; TIME; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PERIODICITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 10044280575     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.07.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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